Teaching a Year 5 class recently, I encountered something I come across from time to time but, on this occasion, it seemed immovable, entrenched, stuck… Quite simply, a child was making mistakes in her Maths work and had decided she couldn’t continue. In appearance, she was very well turned out, polite and articulate but, inside, […]

Whilst teaching a rather interesting Year 5 class recently, I encountered a young lad who found it quite difficult to ignore the perceived attentions of those around him – leading to more, real, attention given him (all the wrong kind, of course). We’ve all met them: they are life’s victims, everyone’s looking at them and […]

As I write, the UK is experiencing one of its rare near-blanket-coverings of snowfall. The unusual weather dominates the news, causes traffic to grind to a halt, stops aeroplanes from taking off, closes thousands of schools and brings a deathly hush to the countryside. What causes this beautiful mayhem? Snowflakes. Snowflakes are a great illustration of […]

As I edit this first post, ThinQ Education is barely four months old but the growth in learning and experience in that period has been exponential. I won’t go as far as saying that the growth in business has matched that, but interest and uptake has certainly been encouraging. Several key words have characterised the […]